Letter urges Virginia officials to consider data center energy efficiency
News ClipRichmond Times-Dispatch·VA·10/27/2026
A letter in the Richmond Times-Dispatch urges Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Virginia lawmakers to consider the electricity efficiency of data centers while debating data center tax incentives. The piece argues that energy efficiency should be part of the broader policy discussion.
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A Richmond Times-Dispatch letter calls on Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Virginia lawmakers to examine whether data centers are using electricity as efficiently as possible. The writer raises the issue as Virginia considers the future of tax incentives for the data center industry.
The article is an opinion letter and does not identify a specific data center project, company, locality, or government action beyond the ongoing statewide policy debate.